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my friends' halloween party was officially in full swing. music booming from the speakers, our good friends around us as well as other big influencers from tiktok and social media.
i had these stupid bunny ears on top of my head which were beginning to piss me off but without them my costume was just a slutty mini dress in all honesty. i was beginning to feel quite hazy, i was not drunk, i never get drunk.
i tossed my empty solo cup into a nearby bin, weaving my way through the people. bryce sent me a text five minutes ago telling me to come outside as there was somebody i needed to meet. i was in no rush, which was nothing out of the normal for me, i'm always unprepared and late.
"hey bitch!", i heard larray shout to me.
i laughed and waved back at him before he returned to dancing with his boyfriend. i stumbled through a gap between a few people in the kitchen, quickly pouring myself a glass of the summer berries wine i kept in the fridge before making my way towards the open backyard door. i walked outside feeling the cold air hit me like a shit ton of bricks.
i looked up to see bryce waving me over, i weaved past a few people then i reached the small steps. you see, there's only three small steps, just three. so please tell me how on earth i wound up on the floor!
i dramatically rolled over to my back, laying on the floor in fits of laughter. i was mainly laughing because of how much of an idiot i am. and people wonder why i hate myself.
i saw a few people come over to me, and i watched as bryce leant his head over me giving me a strange look.
"are you gonna lay there all day?", he asked, laughing.
from the corner of my eye, i saw my brother with someone who i couldn't make out, laughing and standing nearby.
"yeah bryce, i quite like it here. it's where pieces of shit like myself belong," i joked, sarcasm dripping from my voice.
bryce let out another laugh, before jaden came over and held his hand out to me. i let out a huff before accepting his hand, the boy pulling me off of the floor. i let out a sigh as i dusted my dress of and adjusted it so it wasn't too short. the dress itself was extremely tight and short so me pulling it down hardly made any difference.
"your um...ears are on the floor," jaden chuckled.
i looked at the bunny ears and simply rolled my eyes, i couldn't be bothered to pick them up nor put them back on.
"you good?", jaden asked me, chuckling slightly.
"fucking dandy! now who the hell do i need to meet," i asked rolling my eyes, turning to face bryce.
but i paused when i saw someone standing next to him.
woah.
i looked at this guy and i'm pretty sure i was drooling because he is the hottest guy i've ever seen. i must've been eyeing him for a while because i noticed a hand waving in front of my face, i blinked before looking to see bryce and the other guy chuckling.
"okay, arabella, since you live with us and we all value your opinion, i want you to meet noah and tell us what you think of him. he's a potential new sway house member," bryce explained.
wait...if he gets to join does that mean i get to live with him. well god seems to be on my side.
"so arabella this is noah beck, noah, this is arabella cyr," bryce introduced.
noah flashed a gorgeous smile and held his hand out. i took his hand and gently shook it.
"hi," he grinned.
"hi, you're hot," i said without even thinking.
i watched as his cheeks went slightly flushed as him and bryce laughed.
"i'll leave you to it," bryce joked before joining the boys back at a garden table.
i finally let go of noah's hand, feeling incredibly embarrassed by that.
"i cant believe i said that out loud," i groaned.
"it's fine, and if it makes you feel any better, i think you're beautiful," he complimented.
i felt my face warm up slightly, butterflies pooling in my stomach. so he has the face of an angel but also an extremely hot voice. wow. i'm really winning right now aren't it. i tucked a piece of my hair behind me ear and i could've sworn i almost had a debby ryan in 'radio rebel' moment after that compliment.
"thanks," i mumbled, i went to take a sip of my drink but then i looked at the glass and realised it was empty.
"um, you kinda spilt it everywhere when you had your little accident," noah laughed.
at this moment i wanted the ground to swallow me up completely for being such a klutz.
"jesus christ, i'm such a drip sometimes," i complained.
"it's fine, you don't need alcohol to have fun anyways," he shrugged. "i don't really see the hype with drinking."
"well suddenly i hate alcohol and never wish to see it again," i joked, throwing the plastic wine glass over my shoulder.
noah laughed with me, making me feel less awkward and more comfortable in his presence.
"well either way i'm thirsty as fuck, so would you like to accompany me into getting a drink kind sir," i mimicked a posh voice and bowed.
noah chuckled at my actions before holding his hand out.
"of course m'lady," he mimicked a posh voice too before we both burst out laughing.
i accepted his hand and gave him one last look before leading him through the crowds and towards the kitchen. when i reached the kitchen i saw larray's boyfriend brady pouring himself a drink.
"brady!", i exclaimed as the boy turned to me smiling.
i let go of noah's hand and gave brady a tight hug, when we pulled away i smiled at him.
"oh my god i've missed you!", i exclaimed.
"me too girl! also, you look hot tonight!", brady complimented. "give us a twirl."
he held my hand as i done a twirl, is both laughing.
"oh brady, i want you to meet someone," i spoke, before turning to noah who had a slight annoyed face.
i wonder what that's all about.
"this is noah beck, he's hopefully going to be joining sway house!", i exclaimed before grabbing noah's hand excitedly.
"hey dude, i'm brady," brady introduced holding his hand out.
noah accepted his hand and shook it.
"i'm noah, nice to meet you," noah replied, his voice sounding more tense than earlier when he was joking around with me.
brady looked between me and noah and gave me a look, sort of gesturing to noah's closed off and snappy mood change. i shrugged before brady gave me one last small hug and excused himself.
i turned to noah who's hand i was still holding.
"isn't he sweet," i beamed.
"yeah, he sure is," noah agreed, nodding awkwardly.
i grabbed his other hand and shook his arms a little.
"loosen up boy, don't be so uptight. it's a party, you're supposed to partayyyy!", i exclaimed, shimmying my shoulders which caused noah to let out a chuckle.
"would you like anything to drink?", i asked him.
"i'll have one of those raspberry lemonade drinks," he replied, gesturing with his head, behind me.
i let go of his hands and turned around, grabbing a can of raspberry lemonade. i turned and handed it to him.
"thanks," he replied, before opening the can.
i hate to admit that i watched him as he tilted his head back and took a sip. since when has drinking ever looked that attractive. i gave myself a disgusted look, i was practically simping right now and that's just gross.
i shrugged it off before grabbing myself a white claw, i popped open the can and took a sip, the cold alcohol didn't even affect me, alcohol never really has if i'm honest.
"okay mr beck, let's go find somewhere to sit so i can get to know you," i grinned before grabbing noah's hand and leading him back outside.
i had a 'secret' spot in the garden that my brother and i created, if you walked all the way down to the end of the garden there was a small little bridge which was illuminated by a lamp and some fairy lights. when we all first moved into the sway house me and kio opted for decorating and setting up the garden because kio knew my love for nature and wanted me to get an opportunity to help with the designing and decorating of the house. the boys were absolutely fine with it, so we had a little stream built into the garden and a small bridge to cross it, once you crossed the bridge there were beautiful bushes of colourful flowers, vintage looking street lamps, with fairy lights hanging from each of them. there was a swinging bench which i picked out at the garden store and we had set up, i decorated it with more fairy lights and flower vines.
in the daytime it was so calming with the stream, but at the nighttime it was almost enchanting. so i dubbed it my secret spot, hardly anyone came down to this part of the garden but me. i came here when i needed to get away to think or have some time to myself, this is where i wrote majority of my music and practiced my singing.
singing has always been a love of mine, but i never had the confidence to show my voice off to people. so that's why i found myself down at my spot when i wanted to sing.
as i lead noah across the little bridge his eyes were studying all the whimsical decor, a wide smile on his face. i stopped when we reached the centre of the bridge, looking up at the boy.
"do you like it?", i asked in almost a whisper.
noah looked around a bit more before looking down at me.
"it's beautiful," he grinned, his voice sending chills down my spine.
i shrugged it off before gesturing for him to follow me. we made our way across the bridge and reached my spot.
i heard noah let out a breathless 'wow' from beside me as he gazed around. i released his hand and walked backwards into the centre of my spot.
"welcome to my secret garden," i laughed.
"this is amazing," he complimented, taking a sip of his drink.
i took a seat on the swinging bench and placed my can on the table next to the bench before picking up the blanket from beside myself. i tapped the seat next to me.
"come sit," i welcomed.
noah walked over and gently sat down beside me, i picked my legs up and crossed them, placing the blanket over my lap so i didn't flash anyone, because that would not be a vibe at all.
"so noah beck, tell me about yourself," i smiled, turning to him.
"well, i'm nineteen, i enjoy soccer, i also like acting but that's my little secret," he laughed.
"your secret is safe with me," i giggled.
ew. who the fuck giggles, that's gross. i really need to sort myself out.
"what about you, arabella cyr," he asked, turning to me.
"well, i'm nineteen, me and kio are twins, obviously," i laughed. "i enjoy dancing, and acting too, and i also sing a little," i explained shrugging slightly.
"ooo, triple threat eh," noah joked, nudging me slightly.
i laughed slightly.
"but nobody really knows about the singing part, i'm also a very private person. i like to keep myself to myself most of the time, i only really interact with others when i have to attend parties," i explain, noah keeping his eyes on me and listening to every word i said. "people think i'm a party girl and i'd say that i can be like that but it's on rare occasions, but i'd much rather stay home and cuddle up in my bed watching netflix."
"honestly, that's me too," noah laughed. "the last part at least, i'd much rather be at home, i like my peace and quiet a lot too. but i do love meeting new people though, i'm very family and friend oriented and quite outgoing if i'm honest."
"those are really good qualities to have. i can be really introverted sometimes, but i'm also not afraid to speak my mind or stand up for people i love. i can be a bit of a bitch to some people sometimes i guess, that's one of my bad qualities," i sighed.
"well i don't think you're a bitch at all, you're a really great person arabella, and i've only known you like an hour," noah laughed, his hand placed on my shoulder.
i looked at his hand on my shoulder and i smiled but tensed up slightly, and i think noah noticed and removed his hand from my shoulder instantly.
"uhm, i'm sorry i-i didn't mean to-", noah started but i cut him off.
"it's okay. honestly. um, why don't we head back to the party," i suggested, quickly standing up and grabbing my drink.
noah awkwardly stood up and brushed himself off before following behind me. we walked in silence back through to the main part of the backyard. i spotted my brother with the boys and lead noah over to them.
"hey! you're back!", bryce exclaimed, the boys all laughing.
i went over and took a seat next to my brother, i snuggled into his side, the cold air finally having an effect on me.
"i thought bella might've killed you or something," jaden joked as noah awkwardly laughed.
"it went fine, i think you've made a great decision bryce," i spoke up from kio's side.
i gave noah a shy smile which he returned, mouthing a 'thanks'. i nodded at him before closing my eyes, a yawn coming from my mouth.
everyone broke off into a conversation laughing and joking, but i was just quiet the whole time.
"you alright sis?", kio asked, looking down slightly at me.
"yeah, why wouldn't i be?", i asked, dismissing the awkwardness from earlier's situation with noah.
"okay, i was just checking, you seemed a little off. you know you can talk to me right?", kio asked me.
i nodded, placing my head back down on him.
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